The First ISCCP Regional Experiment (FIRE) objective of validating and improving satellite algorithms for inferring cloud properties from satellite radiances was one of the central motivating factors in the design of the specific field experimental strategies used in the July, 1987 marine stratocumulus intensive field observations (IFO). The in situ measuring platforms were deployed to take maximum advantage of redundant measurements (for intercomparison of the in situ sensors) and to provide optimal coverage within satellite images. One of the most ambitious of these strategies was the attempt to coordinate measurements from San Nicolas Island (SNI), the R/V Pt. Sur, the meteorological aircraft, and the satellites. For the most part, this attempt was frustrated by flight restrictions in the vicinity of SNI. The exception was the mission of July 16, 1987, which achieved remarkable success in the coordination of the platforms. This presentation concerns operations conducted by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Electra and how data from the Electra can be integrated with and compared to data from the Pt. Sur, SNI, and the satellites. The focus is on the large-scale, integrated picture of the conditions on July 16 from the perspective of the Electra's flight operations.


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    Titel :

    Aircraft/Island/Ship/Satellite Intercomparison: Preliminary Results from July 16, 1987


    Beteiligte:
    H. P. Hanson (Autor:in) / K. Davidson (Autor:in) / H. Gerber (Autor:in) / S. J. S. Khalsa (Autor:in) / K. A. Kloesel (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1990


    Format / Umfang :

    4 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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